hasan.dt/Derya Tayfun/ Akif Inan AIHL/ Istanb

A WISE ENEMY IS BETTER THAN A MINDLESS FRIEND

Meaning: Probably, it tries to shower light on relationships, that is, not all friends are ‘worthy’ friends and not all enemies are ‘unworthy’ enemies.

omer.bal.1/Selen Aras/Besiktas Anatolian High School/Istanbul

                                                  Call it a day

Call it a day is the idiom that means when you have done enough or you do not want to do what you have done any more, it is time to stop doing, to take a break. In Turkish, it is often used in daily life, paydos is the Turkish expression.

Example:
After getting tired for 17 years, he hopes it is time to call it a day.

I am afraid he has been working all day. Time to call it a day for him

 eren .dt/ Akif İnan AIHL/ İstanbul

Chafe at the bit( İple çekmek)

To be impatient and/or eager for something to happen or over some delay.

Examples;

• The work was going very slowly, and he began to chafe at the bit
• As soon as the kids saw the pool, they were chafing at the bit to get in.
• I've chafed at the bit for an opportunity like this my entire life!

berat.dt/ Derya Tayfun/ Akif Inan AIHL/ Istanbul

                               THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM

                            (ERKEN KALKAN YOL ALIR)

 Early bird gets the worm. One who arrives first has the best chance for success

This proverbial saying, first recorded in English in 1605, is so familiar that it is often shortened to early bird, a term also used in the sense of “early riser”, as in You can call me at seven—I'm an early bird , as well as “early diner” (This restaurant has early-bird specials at lower prices ).

Examples

• She's always the first one in line and does well at these auctions—the early bird catches the worm!
• ‘As is usually the case with property investment opportunities, the early bird catches the worm.’
• • ‘The early bird catches the worm in my game, so I have to be up and about no matter what day it is.’

hasan.dt/Derya Tayfun/ Akif Inan AIHL/Istanbul

    ONE SWALLOW DOESN'T MAKE A SUMMER (Bir cicekle bahar(yaz) olmaz. 🇹🇷)

You say  "one swallow doesn't make a summer" to mean that although something good has happened, the situation may not continue to be good, and you cannot rely on it.

Examples;

A lot of things went right for us this year, but one swallow does not make a summer—we still have a long ways to go before our finances are back in order.

A: "I'm really worried the boss is going to fire me. He said he really wasn't happy with my work lately!" B: "Calm down, one swallow doesn't make a summer."

 eren .dt/ Akif İnan AIHL/ İstanbul

Least said soonest mended ( Söz gümüş ise sükud altındır)

Used to say that a bad situation can be quickly forgotten if people stop talking about it

Examples:

• It is surely one of those occasions upon which least said soonest mended.
• I shall try to be fairly brief if only because it may be a case of least said soonest mended.
• I can assume only that the principle of least said soonest mended has been applied.

berat.dt/ Akif Inan AIHL/ Istanbul

                       A LEOPARD CAN NOT CHANGE ITS SPOT

                            (HUYLU HUYUNDAN VAZGEÇMEZ)

     The phrase “a leopard never changes its spots” means that it's impossible for one to change their character , even if they will try very hard. The expression, sometimes also used as “a leopard can't change its spots”, is used to explain the idea that no one can change their innate nature.

Examples

1-He keeps saying he is sorry and will never do it again but he keeps seeing other women. I guess a leopard can’t change its spots.

2-I don’t believe he has really gone legit. A leopard doesn’t change its spots.

3-There is no point trying to get him to stop. He’s going to keep drinking no matter what. You can’t change a leopard’s spots.